"Located just across the street from Espetinho, Brazzucas Marketplace contains a bounty of pantry staples, beverages, and sweet treats from Latin America’s largest country. Owners and married couple Fabia Raquel Atherton and Nazira Vargas celebrated their grand opening in Summer 2024 with live music and a samba performance. Though it primarily serves as a grocery store, there is a small kitchen that serves Brazilian favorites like risoles camarão (fried turnovers filled with shrimp) and cachorro quente, a hot dog simmered in tomato sauce and topped with parmesan cheese, veggies, and hard-boiled quail eggs. Afterwards, try one of their many decadent desserts from the pastry case, such as a classic chocolate flan called brigadeirao. If you can’t find a place to sit, grab your meal to go and enjoy it at one of Pittsfield's many parks." - Emma Van Slyck, Stephanie Gravalese
